"Singing Buckeyes" to Headline Fall Barbershop Show

September 30, 2003

Somerset County's Roof Garden Barbershop Chorus will welcome the Singing Buckeyes of Columbus, Ohio, will be the highlight entertainment for the fall shows Oct. 25. There will be a matinee show at 2:30 p.m. and an evening show at 7:30 p.m. thatday at the Somerset High School auditorium.

The Singing Buckeyes provide entertainment by blending a four-part, a capella harmony, and routines for audiences in many states.

The Singing Buckeyes are one of the two top choruses in the Johnny Appleseed District and in the top 15 choruses internationally. Competing at the national level has taken the Buckeyes to Calgary, Canada, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Miami and, recently, to Anaheim, California. Many of the Buckeyes' members also sing in quartets and are so active that their chapter has been voted Outstanding Chapter of the Society, a once in a lifetime award from the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. Their chapter was chartered in 1950.

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The Singing Buckeyes chorus has also performed internationally in St. Petersburg and Moscow in Russia. They have also started a summer youth camp for high school boys and girls.

Early-bird tickets can be purchased by contacting any chorus member or by calling 443-1293, 267-4988, 926-3709, or 267-3386. For reserved tickets call 443-9201.